Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Weekly What To Do: There's Always Anime, Aliens & Ice Cream

If you want more on Halloween stuff head to the TTDILA's Annual Halloween Guide




 
Thu, Oct 29 @ 8:00 pm
Brain Dead Studios
$14.50

Brain Dead Studios presents O.V.A. Night, a surprise screening of obscure anime rarely seen on the big screen.

O.V.A. (Original Video Animation) emerged in Japan during the home video boom of the 1980s. Released directly to home video, OVAs gave animators the freedom to work outside the usual restrictions of television and theatrical releases, opening the door to stranger stories, bigger ideas, and imagery that could never have made it onto TV. The result was some of the most ambitious, violent, experimental, and downright bizarre anime of the era.

Los Angeles Comic Con
Friday, October 30th - Sunday, November 1st
Los Angeles Convention Center $tarting at $49.00 and up
The LA Comic-Con returns Halloween weekend. It always has one or two really great panels as it is LA based. Plus, cosplay is probably gonna be up with Halloween happening during it.
 
 

Oct 31st-Nov 15th
Little Tokyo 
 
Godzilla returns to Little Tokyo with a special Godzilla Pop-Up Shop and special screening of a classic Godzilla film.
 
 🛍️ 【GODZILLA POP-UP SHOP 2026】
📅 Oct 31 – Nov 15, 2026 (Closed Tuesdays)
📍 Anime Jungle Pop-Up Space
Shop U.S. early releases, event-exclusive sofubi figures, limited apparel, and special purchase bonuses (tote bags & posters)!
 

Celebrating the classic "Terror of Mechagodzilla" (1975) with an exclusive film screening, special guest panel, and limited merch!
🎬 【SPECIAL FILM SCREENING & PANEL】
📅 Sunday, Nov 1, 2026 (Doors open at 12:00 PM)
📍 JANM Tateuchi Democracy Forum
🎫 Tickets: $25.00
✨ Every ticket includes a FREE exclusive B2-size commemorative poster!

Join us for an exclusive talk show and Q&A session with actress Tomoko Ai immediately following the screening, where she will share unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories from her iconic role as Katsura Mafune and her experiences working on classic Japanese tokusatsu productions!
Special Signing Event:
Following the screening, an autograph signing session will be held at the Godzilla Pop-Up Shop!
Signing Event Fee: $21.00 (Cash Price: $20.00)

 

"Weird Al" Yankovic: UHF Live-to-Screen with Orchestra and Live Q&A

Sat Oct 31, 2026 • 8:00 PM
Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)
2700 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
$$ 
 
UHF Live-to-Screen with Orchestra and Live Q&A with “Weird Al” Yankovic and Special Guests

It’s been 37 years in the making! “Weird Al” Yankovic is bringing his classic comedy UHF back to the big screen for one night only at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeleson Saturday, October 31. And for the first time ever,  the film’s original score will be performed live on stage by a full orchestra, conducted by none other than the score’s composer John Du Prez, accompanying the film. 

And to polish off the night, following the movie there will be a Q&A with Weird Al and special surprise guests!
 

 
Sunday, November 1st, 12 to 4 p.m. 
Downtown Park, Palm Springs
General Admission tickets are $35 and include ten 2-ounce tastings, equivalent to
approximately four full scoops. Tickets are shareable with friends and family and include access
to festival entertainment and activities.
The Scoop Collective is $70 and includes all General Admission benefits plus exclusive
collaborations, special treats and festival extras not available elsewhere at Scoop Palm Springs.
Space is limited.
 
Scoop Palm Springs has two new features this year: the first time Scoop Palm Springs Best Flavor of the Year competition and The Scoop Collective, a limited experience featuring exclusive local
collaborations.

For the first time, participating frozen treat makers will enter one of their flavors for the chance to
be named Scoop Palm Springs Best Flavor of the Year. During the festival, David Cox of Dining
with the Davids will guide a panel of judges through a live taste test of the competing flavors.
 
 
November 1, 2026 – November 22, 2026
Sacred Fools Theater Company at The Broadwater Theater Complex
1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038
$ 
 
This West Coast premiere serves as a centerpiece for Sacred Fools' landmark 30th-anniversary season, celebrating three decades of bringing eclectic, profound, and highly engaging theatrical work to the Los Angeles community. A 2017 Humana Festival hit commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas's play is a gripping examination of personal and cultural alienation. The story follows Álvaro, a queer Puerto Rican artist who believes he has unraveled a real-life conspiracy embedded in an early episode of The X-Files. Years later, when a close friend arrives at his family home seeking to publish his plays, she uncovers secrets suggesting Álvaro might have been right all along.
 
Sushi & Sake Festival 2026
Sunday, November 1  •  11 AM - 3 PM
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles 
$45 - $90

Enjoy an all-you-can-eat experience featuring a diverse selection of Japanese favorites, including freshly prepared nigiri, sushi rolls, oden, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, yakitori, ramen, Wagyu beef, and more! You’ll also have the opportunity to taste premium sake, authentic Japanese shochu, Japanese beer, and other traditional Japanese beverages.
 
A Journey through the Grand Egyptian Museum
Sunday, Nov 1, 2026
2pm (PST)
Getty Villa & Online
Free

The new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, whose magnificent façade was inspired by the nearby Pyramids of Giza, is the largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single ancient civilization. Tarek Tawfik, president of the International Association of Egyptologists, served as its director general during the transfer of more than 40,000 artifacts to their new home. He introduces the museum and some of its treasures, including an obelisk suspended in the entrance plaza, the entire contents of King Tutankhamun’s (Tut’s) tomb, and newly discovered Book of the Dead scrolls.

 
Dynasty Typewriter
Tickets: $20 Advanced / $25 Day of Show
 
THE BENSON MOVIE INTERRUPTION: YOUR CHOICE is a show where comedian Doug Benson (SUPER HIGH ME, @midnight) invites some of his comedy friends to sit in the front row of the theater with mics, cracking wise during a screening of a movie that YOU choose. That’s right, audience members are encouraged to bring a dvd/blu ray of a film they would like to see ripped apart (lovingly) and a vote will be held to determine which one we watch.

With Special Guests John Ross Bowi, Brian Posehn and More!
 
 
 Extra To Do:
 
Zebulon, this small live music venue features a healthy amount of concerts almost nightly. Go through it's huge list of who'll be there. One of the best aspects of the musics cafe is that it has a lot of free events to jam out and dance out to.
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.



 
Little Tokyo Farmers' Market Saturdays
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat
Isamu Noguchi Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free
 
"Join us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by JACCC and Food Access LA, this weekly market brings together fresh, affordable produce, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful community connection."
 

 

American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 
Cinespia -This hosts screenings outside at iconic venues including The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, The Greek Theatre, and Los Angeles Historic Park.
 

Secret Movie Club-Special edition posters and a large swatch of films to see.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán. & Rooftop Cinema Club

New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd